Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/12/2023
External Reference: 2023-222305
TED Reference: 2023/S 247-781190
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)
9510201H
Parkgate Business Centre, Parkgate Street
Dublin
D08 DK10
IE
Contact person:
Emma Noone
Telephone:
+353 16463441
E-mail:
emma.noone@tii.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main address:
www.tii.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/120261
I.2)
Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)
Main activity
Other activity:
Roads, Metro and Light Rail
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Employment Practices and Contractor Industrial Relations Co-ordination Service (EPCS and CIRCS)
Reference number:
TII333
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
79630000
-
Personnel services except placement and supply services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
TII require Employment Practices and Contractor Industrial Relations Co-ordination Service (EPCS and CIRCS) for monitoring and reporting on TII-funded contracts, including site inspection of Contractors and sub-Contractors, to ensure compliance with Registered Employment Agreements and Employment Law, including:
Conditions of Employment,
Rates of pay,
Standard of site welfare facilities,
Grievance and disciplinary procedures
Continuous liaison with Construction Unions on all labour matters affecting TII projects. PAYE/PRSI obligations.
Conditions of Employment,
Rates of pay,
Standard of site welfare facilities,
Grievance and disciplinary procedures
Continuous liaison with Construction Unions on all labour matters affecting TII projects. PAYE/PRSI obligations.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2883000.00
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
79630000
-
Personnel services except placement and supply services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:
Dublin 8
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Monitoring and reporting on TII-funded contracts, including site inspection of Contractors and sub-Contractors, to ensure compliance with Registered Employment Agreements and Employment Law, including:
Conditions of Employment,
Rates of pay,
Standard of site welfare facilities,
Grievance and disciplinary procedures
Continuous liaison with Construction Unions on all labour matters affecting TII projects. PAYE/PRSI obligations.
Conditions of Employment,
Rates of pay,
Standard of site welfare facilities,
Grievance and disciplinary procedures
Continuous liaison with Construction Unions on all labour matters affecting TII projects. PAYE/PRSI obligations.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Quality
/
Weighting:
700
Price
-
Weighting:
300
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
no
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
II.2.14)
Additional information
Tenderers will need to register on the eTenders government website to download the tender documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Description
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
: yes
IV.2)
Administrative information
IV.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 210-602944
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Employment Practices and Contractor Industrial Relations Co-ordination Service (EPCS and CIRCS)
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
31/05/2023
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:
1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:
1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
Contracts Administration Service
6591626w
13 Pembroke Street Lower
Dublin
IE
Telephone:
+353 872575344
E-mail:
barry@cas.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Internet address:
www.cas.ie
The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
2883000.00
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)
Additional information
TII will not be liable for any participant’s costs arising in connection with participating in the
competition, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled
or postponed.
- TII has the right at any time and without notice to:
(i) terminate the competition (or part of it);
(ii) change the competition’s basis or procedures;
(iii) procure the contract by other means,
(iv) negotiate with one or more parties at any time;
(v) reject any, or all, of the applications/tenders;
(vi) not furnish a candidate or tenderer with additional information
VI.4)
VI.4.1)
VI.4.2)
or to do any combination of the foregoing or anything else deemed appropriate. In no
instance will TII be required to give any reason for any alteration or termination of the
process.
- If any past or future contracts or other documents are summarised or described in this
document, or in other information given to Candidates, the summary or description must not
be taken as comprehensive, or as a substitute for reading the contract or other document
itself when it becomes available.
- Award of contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
- Award of contract may be subject to successful interview.
- Interested parties are advised that TII is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014
(together with other legislation governing access to information). If a candidate/tenderer
considers that any information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be
disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, they must, when
providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be
disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Please note, it is not sufficient to
include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the
response.
- An ITT and ESPD are available on the etenders Website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie.
Interested parties wishing to participate should ensure that the ESPD, supporting documents,
and Criterion Responses relating to the tender are completed and returned in accordance
with the requirements set out in the ITT
As per Article 32(5) of the EU Directives, the negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for new works or services consisting of repetition of similar works or services entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an
original contract, where such works or services are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded pursuant to a procedure in accordance with Regulation 26(1). This procedure may be used for extension purposes for a maximum of 3 years immediately following the conclusion of this contract and all extensions within.
competition, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled
or postponed.
- TII has the right at any time and without notice to:
(i) terminate the competition (or part of it);
(ii) change the competition’s basis or procedures;
(iii) procure the contract by other means,
(iv) negotiate with one or more parties at any time;
(v) reject any, or all, of the applications/tenders;
(vi) not furnish a candidate or tenderer with additional information
VI.4)
VI.4.1)
VI.4.2)
or to do any combination of the foregoing or anything else deemed appropriate. In no
instance will TII be required to give any reason for any alteration or termination of the
process.
- If any past or future contracts or other documents are summarised or described in this
document, or in other information given to Candidates, the summary or description must not
be taken as comprehensive, or as a substitute for reading the contract or other document
itself when it becomes available.
- Award of contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
- Award of contract may be subject to successful interview.
- Interested parties are advised that TII is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014
(together with other legislation governing access to information). If a candidate/tenderer
considers that any information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be
disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, they must, when
providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be
disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. Please note, it is not sufficient to
include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the
response.
- An ITT and ESPD are available on the etenders Website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie.
Interested parties wishing to participate should ensure that the ESPD, supporting documents,
and Criterion Responses relating to the tender are completed and returned in accordance
with the requirements set out in the ITT
As per Article 32(5) of the EU Directives, the negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for new works or services consisting of repetition of similar works or services entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an
original contract, where such works or services are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded pursuant to a procedure in accordance with Regulation 26(1). This procedure may be used for extension purposes for a maximum of 3 years immediately following the conclusion of this contract and all extensions within.
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
Central Office of the High Court
Four Courts
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone:
+353 18886511
E-mail:
HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Fax:
+353 18886125
Internet address:
http://www.courts.ie
VI.4.2)
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Central Office of the High Court
Four Courts
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone:
+353 18886511
E-mail:
HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Fax:
+353 18886125
Internet address:
http://www.courts.ie